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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.39.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā. She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka

In the sequence: Sumitrā reminds Kausalyā that Rāma's departure preserves Daśaratha's truth and reflects his own integrity

2.39.3

yas tavārye gataḥ putras tyaktvā rājyaṃ mahābalaḥ
sādhu kurvan mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ satyavādinām

That mighty son of yours, noble lady, who has gone away renouncing the kingdom, thereby makes good his great-souled, truth-speaking father.

Words: yas — who; tavārye — O your noble one; gataḥ — gone; putras — son; tyaktvā — having renounced; rājyaṃ — kingdom; mahābalaḥ — of great strength; sādhu kurvan — acting rightly, making good; mahātmānaṃ — the great-souled; pitaraṃ — father; satyavādinām — truth-speaking

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.